'I've been fatfished on dating apps – men end up being chunkier in real life'

dailystar.co.uk:

dating expert said men are "fatfishing" on dating apps.Jana Hocking has been out with men who have turned up to dates looking a lot heavier than they do on their profiles.She old news.com.au: "Question: If you match with someone on a dating app, and you turn up and they’re roughly 20 kilos heavier than they looked in their photos, are you allowed to call them out or does that make you a bit of a d**k?READ MORE: 'I'm 32 and have never been kissed – I thought men would chase me'"I ask because this happened to me not so long ago I matched with a guy, and we did the usual banter back and forth on the app for a little while before we decided to meet at my local bar for a drink."I arrived a couple of minutes late and scanned the bar looking for the guy I had matched with."She added: "I see a guy waving from the corner, but I think to myself, it’s definitely not him. "I don’t recognise him, but I’ve always been bad with faces, so I give him a polite wave and keep looking for my match."After squinting her eyes, Jana realised he "kinda" started to look like her match.He started waving before he introduced himself as her date – but she said he looked "very different".The chap looked around 20 kilos heavier than his profile pictures so, which led Jana to realise she'd been been "fatfished".Even though the singleton loves a dad bod, she didn't like the fact she'd been lied to.She didn't want to shame him for it – but it also didn't sit right with her that he'd told a bit of a fib.When she sat across from her date she said she felt both "empathetic and annoyed" – and wondered what he thought would happen.She questioned if he thought she would just fall head over heels for his personality.Jana said she just thinks it's best to be.